State Facilitator, Vaccine Security and Logistics at Nina Jojer Limited - 5 Openings

Nina Jojer Limited is a Pan-African consulting firm committed to empowering transformation in Africa by providing innovative solutions to businesses, governments, and organizations. Our core services include Policy Development, Strategic Advisory, Stakeholder Management and Advocacy, Digital Transformation, and Data-Driven Insights. We are dedicated to driving impact and fostering long-term growth for our clients.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: State Facilitator, Vaccine Security and Logistics

Locations: Abuja (FCT), Kebbi, Niger, Taraba and Zamfara

Job Summary

• To sustain the vaccine management technical support, ensuring effective supplies and management of safe and quality vaccines up to the last mile as well as facilitating functionality of cold chain and the visibility into vaccine stock data for decision making.

Job Details

• Support the development of annual and quarterly state work plans for EPI with special emphasis on vaccine management, cold chain and logistics to ensure conformity with Nigerian Strategy for Immunization and Primary Health Care System Strengthening (NSIPPSS) and State Logistics Working Groups (SLWG) workplans.
• Support the implementation of State work plans for EPI (vaccine security, logistics and service delivery) to ensure alignment with the workplan goals, Effective Vaccine Management Improvement Plan (EVM IP) including articulation of a well-defined action tracker for monitoring implementation.
• Support the development of State Logistics Working Group (SLWG) Work Plans towards implementing the vaccine management standards and practices including bundling vaccines, maintaining stocks levels, preparing, and following optimized distribution plans of vaccine, devices and data tools for RI and SIAs and ensuring cold chain functionality and maintenance in line with Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) standards.
• Review the temperature records of state cold stores and advocate for solving identified gaps such as ensuring timely repair and routine maintenance of cold chain equipment; backup generators are functional, adequate funds are provided to operate generator as required on continued basis and provide regular reports.
• Ensure that computerized temperature monitoring devices provided to stores are functional and maintained, and Temperature Monitoring and Control (TMC) systems are adhered to.
• Facilitate the development of logistics campaign Plans for implementation of Polio and other Non SIAs including MNCHWs outbreak responses in the target States and support their implementation.
• Facilitate tracking progress of implementation of the Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) improvement plans at state, LGA and health facility level by the SLWG.
• Facilitate conduct of regular cold chain inventory, gap analyses and development of cold chain planning and deployment, including facilitation of site readiness for installations and maintenance
• Ensure utilization of open LMIS and Thrive 360 in the state of assignment, ensuring timely and quality reporting and triangulation of stock data to make informed decision.
• Facilitate vaccine stock and other supplies tracking to ensure real time accountability of all doses issued and utilized in the state and LGAs.
• Support last mile vaccine delivery to ensure availability of potent vaccines at the service points.
• Facilitate tracking of wastage rates of vaccines and support implementation of activities targeted at reducing vaccine wastage rates.
• Serve as State technical advisors in cold chain management, delivery, and distribution of vaccines for the polio eradication and routine immunization programmes.
• Assist with the implementation of guidelines and norms regarding cold chain and safety of immunization services delivery.
• Support the State team in ensuring timely planning and disbursement of logistics and other vaccine management funds to LGAs.
• Develop specific related vaccine security and logistics strategies for reaching the hard to reach, nomadic and minority groups in the high risk within the State.
• Transfer of vaccine and cold chain management competences to State and LGA Cold Chain/Logistics Officers
• Support capacity building of government and partners in Immunization with special emphasis on VSL considering the lessons learnt and new developments from the Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) processes and New Vaccine Introductions.
• Support capacity building of State cold chain officers on new cold chain equipment technologies, considering GAVI CCE optimization systems, for effective cold chain planning in respective states
• Assist State/LGAs in building cold chain and logistics equipment inventory and efficient equipment management systems, utilize the same for needs assessment and provide corrective training as the need arises.
• Support states in conducting trainings, supportive supervisions in vaccine management & logistics and cold chain maintenance.
• Provide regular comprehensive bottleneck analysis of stock, cold chain operational status and coverage (RI & SIA, including other outbreak vaccines) of states and support states in implementing the innovative solutions monthly.
• Support the CCO & SIO to be conversant with the use of digital tools for cold chain and vaccine management (IGA, Open LMIS, Thrive 360, EVM tools etc) and ensure completeness and accuracy of the data therein.
• Undertake supportive supervisory field visits to LGA and communities to assess progress, identify problems and propose remedial or alternative strategies or courses of actions to accelerate/improve quality of EPI delivery in the assigned State.
• Carry out any other duties in support of UNICEF led Health interventions as assigned by Supervisors or authority of UNICEF Field and Country Office.

Deliverable:

• Weekly and monthly stock validation and submission of collated status of vaccine stocks on approved formats.
• Weekly temperature monitoring reports, incidence management and tracking of implementation of RTMD system
• Monthly RI and SIA (where applicable) vaccine utilization/consumption and wastage rate tracking and reporting.
• Quarterly cold chain inventory status update and submission of updated IGA tool.
• Quarterly submission of state heat map for supervisory/targeted/standalone EVMA and cIP updates. Quarterly submission of status of EVMA continuous improvement plan (cIP)
• Consultant must submit a detailed work plan to his/her supervisor at the beginning of each month for the entire contract period.
• Supervisors will have the flexibility to review with the Consultant as needed on a monthly or quarterly basis.
• A monthly progress report should be provided by each Facilitator to their supervisor for payment of Facilitators fees.
• A detailed assignment report will be required at the end of the current contract period.

Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Basic Sciences, Health and Allied / Material Management/Engineering or physical sciences.
• At least 3 years progressively professional work experience with at least 1 year at providing technical support in the area of immunization, logistics, supply chain management, cold chain (OR) a master’s degree in public health/pharmacy, health sciences, basic medical sciences or Engineering/physical sciences.

Language:

• Fluency in English. Knowledge of any of the three major Nigerian languages is an added advantage.

Work Experience:

• 2 to 3 Years experience
• Experience in managing cold chain system for vaccines or other related medical supplies and providing immunization services is an advantage.
• Proven ability to conceptualize, develop, plan and coordinate logistics activities as well as to transfer knowledge and skills.
• Good analytical and negotiating skills.
• Ability to work in an international or multicultural environment.
• Proficiency in computer applications including excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work as a team member.
• Ability to monitor progress, collect and analyze data, effect corrections, and prepare reports.

Application Closing Date
10th July, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter to: careers.ninajojer@gmail.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.